Wind Up Robots vs Ragdoll Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Up Robots
Defend a boy's dreamscape from nightmares by strategically deploying unique robot defenders. Upgrade your robots, utilize powerful super weapons, and battle a variety of creepy enemies across numerous levels in this engaging base defense game.
- Unique robot defenders
- Creepy enemy variety
- 28 challenging levels
- Dynamic upgrade system
- Powerful super weapons
- Robot personalization
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Critics are LOVING Wind Up Robots! * Named 'Gaming App of The Day' on Kotaku * Featured here four times and counting! * Nominated "Game of The Week" on TouchArcade From giant B-Movie robots, iron giants and beeping droids, robots captivate our hearts. Part imaginary friend part tin man they fill our dreams. For Zach though they stand between peaceful slumber and the nightmares that have haunted him since his birth. Enter the world of Wind Up Robots where the battlefield is the dreamscape of a boy with a powerful destiny. "It’s downright fun and engaging, and it certainly doesn’t lack in the challenge department." "...a base defense game with a fantastic story, loads of polish, an awesome upgrade system, and great gameplay. " "Soma Games has done an incredibly good job." "Wind Up Robots is remarkably deep." Recent Enhancements: * Much improved controls * Better level balancing * Integrated range indicators. Features: * 7 totally unique robots defenders including sniper, healer and SAM launcher. * 12 increasingly creepy enemies to blow back to the darkness. * 28 levels from kids play to legendary brawls! * Dynamic upgrade system to make powerful robots even stringer, faster, more devastating to those dastardly creatures. * Powerful super weapons to back you up when robots slip. * Special costumes to personalize your robots and get ready for the upcoming Wind Up Theatre... Help keep the monsters at bay. Explore Zachs world in a fully 3 dimensional world. Choose your robots to battle an onslaught of monsters from cow spawning alien ships to Beaver toothed t-rexes. Don't miss out! Wind Up Robots will delight and wonder kids both young and old. Wind Up Robots is only compatible with iOS 5 devices.
Ragdoll Ninja
Engage in fast-paced ninja combat with ragdoll physics. Control a ragdoll imposter to infiltrate and defeat crowds of stickmen, using unique limb-by-limb control and a variety of weapons. Master the unpredictable physics to overcome challenges and defeat the stickman ragdoll king.
- Ragdoll physics combat
- Limb-by-limb control
- Stealthy ninja assassin gameplay
- Variety of weapons and props
- Endless levels and challenges
- Intuitive single-touch controls
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Imagine a ninja game with ragdoll physics and fast-paced action. Well, this ragdoll simulator is just that. It’s everything you love about ninja and ragdoll games combined! Focusing on what makes ragdoll games special, Ragdoll Ninja is here to wow you with funny physics, engaging gameplay, and tons of epic fights and challenges. The story is simple: you are a ragdoll imposter on a mission to infiltrate and kill crowds of evil stickmen. But the challenge is harder than it looks, as you can only control your stickman ragdoll buddy one limb at a time. Being a stealthy ninja assassin and all the while moving like a ragdoll isn't easy, but a skilled ninja hero like you can get the job done. Your opponents are just like you: ragdoll stickmen with limbs flopping in different directions. But your imposter skills and ninja tactics give you an edge. Swing your ninja buddy toward the enemies and let your hero kick butt. The ragdoll stickmen got tangled in their limbs, didn’t they? That's too bad for them! Use the momentum to kill them with one swing of a weapon or your signature kick! But it’s all fun and games until you meet the stickman ragdoll king. Try out an arsenal of tricks to kill the ragdoll stickman boss. So, are you ready to challenge your fighting skills? Jump onto the battle playground and swing your weapon at the stickmen to save the day like a true ninja hero! BEST FEATURES: Never-ending fights on an open playground! Intuitive single-touch controls Endless levels and challenges Gripping ragdoll fighter combined with unpredictable physics Countless weapons and fighting props You'll never get bored in this ragdoll ninja game! This exciting ragdoll simulator will blow you away with all the ninja fighting and ragdoll action. Download Ragdoll Ninja now to become the best ragdoll fighter out there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wind Up Robots at 4.8 against Ragdoll Ninja's 4.0. Wind Up Robots also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Ragdoll Ninja's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 6) and review sentiment (52% vs 34%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wind Up Robots sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Ragdoll Ninja sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wind Up Robots holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ragdoll Ninja has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Wind Up Robots's written reviews are positive against 52% of Ragdoll Ninja's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wind Up Robots ships an update every 5 weeks, Ragdoll Ninja every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Up Robots | Ragdoll Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 348 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Soma Games | Freeplay LLC |
Customer experience
Wind Up Robots
Ragdoll Ninja
Bugs and requests
Wind Up Robots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ragdoll Ninja
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels repeating after 40
- Inability to access weapon inventory
- Game crashes and progress loss
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and enemy variety
- Ability to change weapons
- Reduced ads or ad-free option
- Improved character controls
- Additional game modes
In-app purchases
Wind Up Robots
- 1,000 coins$0.99
- 2,500 Coin Pack$1.99
- 5,000 Coins$3.99
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- 20,000 Coins$12.99
Ragdoll Ninja
- 3500 coins$1.99
- No ADS$2.99
- 60 hammers$3.99
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- 10500 coins$4.99
- 150 hammers$4.99
- Premium Pack$5.99
- 20 crystals$9.99
- 50 crystals$19.99
Questions
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